Support Worker

Optimum Support; London Borough of Barnet; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension schemes

Staff discounts

Training and career progression

Job summary

Optimum Support is hiring Care Workers to deliver high-quality care to service users in a team-based environment. You will actively participate in developing care plans, supporting access to local services and accompanying clients to appointments, shopping, and daily activities.

Training and progression are provided. The role requires flexibility for early/late shifts, weekends and sleep-ins; NVQ Level 2+ is advantageous, and experience with vulnerable adults is valued.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or above will be an advantage; training provided for all essential skills.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults with mental illness, complex needs or challenging behaviour is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in development and provision of high-quality care; organise keywork sessions and review of care plans.
• Assist clients to access local services and accompany to GP, hospital, dentist and optician appointments.
• Assist with shopping, cleaning, cooking, laundry; accompany clients on holidays as needed.
• Be a team player; attend team meetings, 1:1s and relevant training.
• Liaise with relatives, advocates, legal representatives and external professionals with regard to data protection.
• Complete daily logs, diaries and handover sheets per organisational standards.
• Administer medication in accordance with standards and legislative requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of all financial transactions with receipts for petty cash and service user expenditure.
• Keep communal areas clean in line with infection control and hygiene protocols.
• Support service users with diverse beliefs and culture.

Skills

Excellence

Responsiveness

Integrity

Caring

Empowering

Education

NVQ Level 2+

Job description

Optimum Support seeks to employ Care Workers who share our values - Excellence, Responsiveness, Integrity, Caring and Empowering individuals. You will be required to work individually and as part of a team to create various opportunities for individuals that would impact positively on their lives.,

• To actively participate in the development and provision of high quality care to all service users, including organising formal keywork sessions and the preparation and review of care plans
• To assist clients with accessing local services and amenities (including leisure and recreational facilities) and, where necessary, to accompany service users to GP, hospital, dentist, and optician appointments
• To assist clients with shopping, cleaning, cooking, laundry as required, In conjunction with other members of staff, to accompany clients on holidays
• To be a team player, attend and actively participate in team meetings and 1:1s, as well as all relevant training
• To liaise with relatives, advocates, legal representatives, care co-coordinators and other external professionals as appropriate and in accordance with data protection requirements
• To complete all daily logs, communications books, diaries, and handover sheets in accordance with organisational standards
• To administer medication in accordance with organisational standards and legislative requirements
• To maintain accurate records of all financial transactions with associated receipts for all petty cash and service user expenditure
• To keep the communal and common areas clean, in line with infection control, food and hygiene protocols
• To support Service users with diverse beliefs and culture.
  Experience in working with vulnerable adults with mental illness, complex needs or challenging behaviour will be an advantage. NVQ Level 2 or above will also be an advantage. However, all relevant/essential training will be given in full.
  Your salary equivalent per annum is from £30,595 per annum (working fulltime hours of 40 hours per week and working two sleep-in shifts per week)

Benefits include 28 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, training and career progression. Your hours of work will be flexible and include early and late shifts, including sleep in's, weekends and bank holidays to meet the needs of people we support. All essential training including Health and Social Care diplomas 3, 5 shall be provided.